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Chinese class of well-educated men; often became part of the Chinese bureaucracy
Scholar-Gentry
Inns along trade routes where travelers could rest, trade, and replenish supplies
Caravanserai
A Shi'ite Muslim Dynasty that ruled Persia (Iran and parts of Iraq) from the 16th-18th centuries
Safavids
Paid in tribute to Song emperor that contributed to large population growth in China
Champa rice
A written order without interest that binds one party to pay a fixed sum to another party at a predetermined date in the future. Like a “check”.
Bills of Exchange
A political and social system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people who live on the land
Feudalism
Used movable type to print, increased literacy and helped spread the Reformation in Europe
Gutenberg Printing Press (1440)
Also known as Temujin; he united the Mongol tribes into an unstoppable fighting force, and created largest single land empire in history.
Genghis (Chinggis) Khan
Ottomans enslaved young Christian boys from Southeastern Europe and converted them to Islam; worked for the Ottoman government; loyal to the Sultan.
Devshirme
A long series of wars between Christians and Muslims, lasted 200 years. Catholics tried to regain control to the Holy Land (Jerusalem) after the Seljuk Turks took control of the territory.
The Crusades
Ottomans enslaved young Christian boys from Southeastern Europe and converted them to Islam; worked for the Ottoman government; loyal to the Sultan.
Devshirme
Land-based empire that was ruled by Muslim elite, but the majority were Hindu?
Mughal Empire
The period from about 1250 to 1350 in which the Mongols ensured the safety of Eurasian trade and travel
Pax Mongolica
West African Kingdom, founder Sundiata converted to Islam, very wealthy because of trade
Mali
Tax to be paid by non-Muslims
Jizya
Settlements of people away from their homeland. In these communities, settlers introduced their own cultural traditions into the indigenous cultures. Those cultures, in turn, influenced the culture of the merchants.
Diaspora
Islam spread to these areas via trade?
West Africa and East/SE Asia
Tax to be paid by non-Muslims
Jizya
Chinampas
A local official in Mughal India who received a plot of farmland for temporary use in return for collecting taxes for the central government
Zamindar
Paid in tribute to Song emperor that contributed to large population growth in China
Champa Rice
Tsar of Russia that Westernized Russia and built up a massive Russian army. His family ruled for 300 years & were the last czars of Russia
Peter the Great (r. 1682-1725)
Machu Picchu; Carpa Nan roadway system; Rope Suspension Bridges; Irrigation systems (Waru waru); Terraced Farming
Inca Achievements
War between Catholics and Protestants; 10 million died, ended with the Peace of Westphalia
30 Years' War
Sultans erected buildings melding the intricate artistic details of Hindu art with the geometric patterns preferred by Islamic architecture. One famous example of Islamic architecture in Delhi is an elaborate mosque on top of a Hindu temple and used materials for the mosque from nearby Hindu and other religious shrines.
Qutub Minar